how old were you the first time you got drunk?

Honestly? I was around 26. I "discovered" alcohol alone, not in a social environment. I've always been a loner so social drinking wasn't a thing for me because I was never social.

Anyway, I was in grad school and had some temporary housing where there was a lot of food and crap people left over in the fridge and pantry. There were two things left over in the fridge that were opened that sparked my curiosity. No idea how old they were. But one was amaretto and I think the other was some wine. Got curious and tried a bit and enjoyed the effects. I had technically had alcohol many occasions prior, but not enough to get remotely near drunk or anything.

Spend the remainder of grad school occasionally binge drinking alone on the weekends to the point of vomiting. Carried on that habit for a little bit after but I hardly ever do that now.

I had actually never really drank socially until very recently. As someone with severe social anxiety, I was surprised at how helpful I found it in social situations. I only had a couple of drinks in these particular scenarios instead of getting piss drunk tho. And again, I am not social anyway so this doesn't happen on the regular. But goddamn. I didn't understand self medicating for anxiety until that.

13

18, my soon-to-be-first-girlfriend was hosting a party.

I still have a fondness for coconut rum and sprite and big naturals.

Never. Am 38 currently.

I'm in my mid 30s and have never been drunk before. I don't like how alcohol tastes and drinking it doesn't really add much value for me. The only alcoholic beverages I do like are Baileys, Pisang Ambon (mixed with 7up/Sprite), white chocolate liquor and Tokkelroom. Recently discovered Salmari and I like that as well. I very rarely drink any of that, though, and when I do it's like one glass at most. Tokkelroom though...I like it so much that I wouldn't be surprised if at some point I ended up eating all of that in one go.

I'll let you know when/if it happens.

I was too uncool to ever be in a binge drinking peer pressure situation and have yet to find an alcoholic drink I actually like the taste of, so I've never managed to drink enough in one sitting to feel any significant effects.

Don't get me wrong: I want to like cocktails, as all the flavor combinations seem pretty interesting. It's just that whenever I actually try one, I'm disappointed by how the bitter taste of the alcohol ruins whatever else is going on in the drink.

12 or 13

I was 21 years old.

::: spoiler CW: Descriptions of Being Sick Decided the best way to begin drinking was to do shots of Southern Comfort with my roommate. I got like blackout drunk, woke up hours later needing to vomit... I ran to the bathroom where I found my roommate passed out in the bathtub in the fetal position in his own sick. I turned to the toilet as the SoCo and bile made its way to the top of my throat, it was go time, now or never... to my horror both the seat and the lid were down. My mouth filled as I tried to get the lid open and then... disaster struck. The puke hit the diagonal plain of the half raised lid and sprayed all over the walls and toilet tank. I then slipped and face planted into the tank giving myself a black eye.

I didn't drink for two years after that night. :::

1. My parents didn’t hide the liquor.

36 I believe, I planned it because I rarely of ever drink alcohol, but wanted to experience being really fucking drunk, got a few people I trusted and got really fucking drunk, they didn't.

Was nothing really fun or entertaining, didn't help any depression or anything. One of the most annoying and just no benefit for me drinking.

Have not drunk alcohol sense, don't see any point

14 as well. I used to play in a marching band as a kid and we traveled abroad for a couple concerts over a long weekend: picture an unsupervized child surrounded by enabling adults in Southern Germany with access to free beer for one night.
I drank almost 3 liters of beer (yeah German beer is better than any other, sorry), got escorted to my hotel room by our town mayor, where I proceeded to expel my soul via esophagus and... March and play on the morning of the next day.
I was right in front of the bass drum.
20 years later I can steel feel every hit like a clear pain deep in my skull bones.

I was just 15.

14 or 15 - I only got vomiting drunk once and it was the first time. I generally don't drink and I never drink to excess.

Probably about 14. My parents had a well stocked liquor cabinet. Enough stuff to where I could try small amounts of various things and not be noticed.

15 - an alcoholic neighbour of a friend of mine saw me an my 2 friends hanging at a playground at night and invited us for a drink. He was quite drunk already and passed out pretty soon after so we stole the rest of his beer and wine and went to my friend's place to continue drinking. Pretty fun experience all in all. R.I.P. Eki.

As per the local law, 21, though it was just me sampling drinks for my birthday. I ended up being one of the few who hated the feeling.

Never.

Never. My liver doesn't process it correctly. If I have one drink I'll puke for 3 days.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_intolerance

18 almost 19. Keystone light or miller genuine draft, soccer team house party in college

8 or 9. My dad let me have a little too much Seder wine.

4 or 5, though I have no active memory of it, but apparently the day after my dad's birthday, my younger brother and I found the crate of empty-ish beer bottles from the party the night before, and we drank the little leftover beer from those bottles. Apparently we slept like drunk roses the rest of the day.

After that I never drank alcohol again until I was well in my twenties. I remember being drunk off champagne one New Years Eve, I was 26 at the time, to drink away the lonely feeling I had at midnight, when I was the only single guy in a party filled with married people. We had done the countdown and at midnight everyone turned to their partner to kiss them a happy new year, and I had no one, that was the most miserable start of the year I ever had. So I disappeared in a bottle that night.

First time I was somewhat drunk was when I was 17 (it was on Eastern). Drank some beer and told quite a lot of stuff I shouldn't have said.

First time I was really fucking drunk was on a friends birthday party in Oktober that year. Never have been drunk that much since then, but this is primarily because I don't really like the effects of alcohol.

Even tho I was drunk as fuck that night I was absolutely fine. Didnt vomit and had no after effects the next day. I was still drunk when I woke up, but I was fine.

ITT: people bragging about how they don't drink.

18 I think. We were much more interested in weed and LSD.

17 I think. I had had a few drinks prior to that but actually drunk not unril then

Probably 16

16 or 17. Drank a whole bottle of jack Daniel's and the only thing other than that, that I remember, is asking my friend as he carried me into my house if I was drunk.

23 - woman I was dating at the time introduced me to it. I miss her.

Over 40, been a beer lover for 20 years. Haven't been drunk yet, no plans to. I love beer, but I hate the idea of a hangover. 1 cup of water for every drink, and it hasn't failed me yet.

Idk if I was drunk but I was probably 17 or 18. Had some jello shots it was a good time.

On my 21st every guy at the bar got me a different shot.

I don't remember much but I made it home and turned myself inside out.

I didn't want to get too drunk ever again

First drink? 19

First time actually drunk? 21

Last time drunk? 29

Number of times actually drunk: 3 I find it really an unpleasant feeling and not just the hangover. Being drunk and not having complete control of my body, the weird fog in my brain. Yuck... Couple that with the hangover the next day, it's just not worth it for me. I never saw the point of going out with a group of friends to just get "wasted".

Current Age: 54 and I enjoy 1 to 2 glasses of wine at dinner with my wife around 3 or 4 times a month. Once in a great while I'll get a 6 pack of beer. Usually when a local brewery has their Dark Doppleboch out.

Did you have a hangover for hours the next day which made it difficult to watch the Superbowl?

1. There was this bar/disco that had entry from 14+. What could possibly go wrong :). Drank in the woods on the way there

It was my brother's graduation party and i had pretty much free access to Hugo and other sweet booze. Huge mistake. Ended up vomiting in my sleep.

I was eight years old at the drive. My older cousin had taken me. He gave me a Sonic cup that had Dr pepper and peach schnapps. I got drunk as shit. My mom found out and was absolutely pissed at him. I'll tell you what he did when there's a "How old were you when you did drugs for the first time?"

14 I think. Stopped completely shortly after I was legal at 19.

1. Back then they was the legal age limit for alcohol. Nowadays it's been increased to 18, which is probably more sane. It won't stop ppl from drinking earlier, but at least it'll make it less easy and appealing.

That's funny, I get to ranting about the commies after I've had a few as well.

1. Little me waddled around the house when there was a party. Parents didn't look for like a minute and I found empty beer bottles and tried the last drops in them. Turns out it doesn't take a lot of beer to get a 2 year old drunk. Slept very well afterwards.